In January-September 2023, customs officials detected 3.2 million counterfeit products, which is 2.2 times less than in the same period last year. socialbites.ca was told about this by the press service of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of the Russian Federation.
“In the same period of 2022, customs authorities detected 7.1 million fake products, and in the whole of last year this number was 8.2 million. The difference with this year is primarily due to the identification of a large amount of fake marble pieces in 2022 – 3.6 million” units” stated the FCS press service.
FCS press service announced that the counterfeit products detected this year mainly include clothing and shoes, toys and games, auto parts and food products.
“45% of the total volume was detected at the post-inspection stage and more than 40% at the customs declaration stage. Moreover, just over 14% of counterfeit goods were detected at other stages, including the recognition of counterfeit goods as unclaimed,” service representatives explained.
They emphasized that the main tool to combat counterfeiting is customs registration of intellectual property, which includes 1,660 objects, primarily trademarks.
“More than 300 new objects were included in the customs register this year; This figure is above the statistical indicators of the last five years. “51 percent of these are domestic trademarks,” he said.
They explained that customs authorities oppose the circulation of counterfeit goods at all stages of customs control, both when subjecting goods to customs procedures and after their release. A risk management system is implemented and joint studies are carried out with law enforcement forces. The press service said that the Federal Customs Service is currently exchanging information with the Chinese customs service on issues of identifying counterfeit goods in bilateral trade.
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